Retells the classic German version of Snow White, together with three similar tales--Marigo of the Forty Dragons from Albania, The unnatural mother and the girl with a star on her forehead from Mozambique, and The magic needle from Turkey.
Medusa, once a bewitching beauty, has become a hideous monster with snakes for hair. When men look at her, they turn to stone. King Polydectes sends Perseus for Medusas head.